ISO 200, f/4.5, 1/40 sec, Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XSi, EF28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

For work I was in Washington DC at the beginning of June. I had wanted to get some HDR photos of the Lincoln Memorial, but I wanted to travel light so I only brought a single lens and no tripod. When I got to the memorial, I realized it was a good thing I hadn't brought a tripod. The place was a complete zoo, and I don't think tripods were allowed anyways. I tried to get a good photo of Lincoln, but with so many people around and flashes going off constantly, it was hard to get 'the shot'.

So, instead, I took one of my decent shops and brought it into CS5 and did some monochrome HDR work on it. I hope you like the result. I personally think it almost looks like a charcoal painting.

Wallpapers: iPad iPhone

ISO 200, f/10, 1/200sec

One of my very first posts on this blog was a picture of the porch of the Whalehead Club in North Carolina. Today, I bring you a black & white shot of the entire club, as seen from the top of the Currituck Beach Lighthouse.

There is a lot of history surrounding the Whalehead Club. It was a private residence when it was built and since then has been a boys school as well as a site for building rockets. The peninsula you see at the top right corner of the photo is part of a runway which was used when the club was a hunting site. The building itself was in complete disrepair and flooded before it was rescued. It would have been lost to the elements if it hadn't been saved.

Check out the Whalehead Club website for more information.

ISO 320, f/5.0, 1/250sec

I think it would be awesome to run a chartered fishing boat. You'd get to meet new people almost every day, and you'd get to spend a lot of time relaxing on the water. Don't get me wrong, I'm sure there are bad days (hurricanes, leaks, rude people, etc) but at the end of the day, I'm sure it beats sitting in an office the size of a matchbox where the only light you get is fluorescent.

What I like most about this photo is the fact I know nothing about what they're doing. Are they going fishing? Did they just get back from fishing? Did they catch anything? Are they on vacation? One thing is for sure, the guy on the back of the boat looks relaxed and like he's taking it all in.